Shimete Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Shimete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Shimete (23) may also be a first name.
Shimete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimete occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shimete click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimete? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimete live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Besides The DR Congo Shimete occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 5 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shimete
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